HOUSE OF DELEGATES

BILLS TO BE INTRODUCED

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

HB4622. By Del. Burkhammer - Relating to  relating to the Office of the Inspector General (FN) - To Health and Human Resources then Finance

HB4623. By Del. G. Howell, Sheedy, Bell, Jeffries, Street and Willis - Require counties and municipalities to provide public notice for land or building purchases - To the Judiciary

HB4624. By Del. Hott, Fehrenbacher, Anderson, Zatezalo, Heckert, Chiarelli, Jennings, Mallow, Riley, G. Howell and Willis - To permit the county commission of each county to lease, rent or to permit the use of a county owned wireless tower or any portion thereof, with exceptions (FN) - To the Judiciary

HB4625. By Del. Hillenbrand, Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker), Phillips, Funkhouser, Heckert, Fehrenbacher, Crouse, Sheedy, Roop, B. Smith and D. Cannon - Relating to exemptions from excise taxes (FN) - To the Judiciary

HB4626. By Del. Browning, Worrell, Burkhammer, Dean, Hillenbrand and Hite - Relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration’s drug development trials with ibogaine (FN) - To Health and Human Resources

HB4627. By Del. G. Howell, Pritt, Masters, Zatezalo, Hornby, Hillenbrand, Rohrbach, Flanigan, Fehrenbacher, Heckert and Campbell - Mandate free cancer screenings for professional firefighters.  (FN) - To Health and Human Resources then Finance

HB4628. By Del. Horst, Masters, Clark, Kimble, Martin, Ridenour, Phillips, Hillenbrand, Crouse and Mazzocchi - Protecting Everyone from Excessive Police Surveillance (PEEPS) Act (FN) - To the Judiciary

HB4629. By Del. Akers, McCormick, Chiarelli, Rohrbach, Amos, Worrell and Hite - Relating to medical cessation treatment and research - To Health and Human Resources

HB4630. By Del. Dillon - Pedophilia Prosecution Act - To the Judiciary

HB4631. By Del. Dillon - Internet Reliability Act  - To Energy and Public Works then the Judiciary

HB4632. By Del. Dillon and Anders - Right to Keep Bees  - To Government Organization

HB4633. By Del. Dillon - Enrollment Stabilizer for Budget Planning - To Education then Finance

HB4634. By Del. Dillon - Support for neglected Schools - To Education then Finance

HB4635. By Del. Dillon - To require Public Service Commission to hear requests for rate adjustments from public electrical utilities and issue a recommendation to legislature - To Energy and Public Works

HB4636. By Del. Brooks and Roop - Change the title from Salesperson in State Code to Sales agent for thoses who sell real estate.  - To Government Organization

HB4637. By Del. Brooks - Limit the time Teachers Aides can be pulled from their regular duties to 30 minutes per day. - To Education

HB4638. By Del. Worrell - Relating to registration of voters and voluntary registration of organ donors - To the Judiciary

HB4639. By Del. Worrell - Repeal code relating to inspection of vehicles (FN) - To Energy and Public Works

HB4640. By Del. Worrell and Hite - Relating to drugs and adding a provision relating to the scheduling of crystalline polymorph psilocybin approved by the Food and Drug Administration - To Health and Human Resources

HB4641. By Del. Worrell, Burkhammer and Hite - Relating to codifying the guidelines for nutritionally adequate school breakfasts and lunches  - To Health and Human Resources then Education

HB4642. By Del. Worrell, Burkhammer and Hite - Relating to establishing the West Virginia Clean Water Act of 2025 (FN) - To Energy and Public Works then Finance

HB4643. By Del. Worrell - Relating to liability shield products - To the Judiciary then Finance

HB4644. By Del. Brooks - Require that County Superintendents of Schools for the Department of Education be West Virginia residents. - To Education

HB4645. By Del. Brooks - Institue a 50% reduction in the property tax paid by childcare facilities.   - To Finance

HB4646. By Del. Kyle, Coop-Gonzalez, Dean and Dittman - Remote Schools Support Act (FN) - To Education then Finance

HB4647. By Del. Funkhouser, Masters, Drennan, Hall, Shamblin and Clark - Change the term of the office of sheriff from 4 years to 6 years - To the Judiciary

HB4648. By Del. Funkhouser and Drennan - To ensure felonies or violent misdemeanors are not eligible for personal recognizance discharge from jail - To the Judiciary

HB4649. By Del. Funkhouser, Moore, Hall, Ferrell, Shamblin, Clark, Jeffries, Amos, Hillenbrand and Parsons - Amending the duties of a purchaser to secure a deed - To Finance

HB4650. By Del. Funkhouser, Anders, Masters, Horst, Moore, Drennan, Hillenbrand and Parsons - Modifying the process by which a Defendant is entitled to a trial by jury in municipal court - To the Judiciary

HB4651. By Del. Funkhouser - Relating to unfair or unconscionable debt collection practices - To the Judiciary

HB4652. By Del. Riley - Exempts from local taxes and fees for a municipal Utility in which the members are elected  - To Government Organization then Finance

HB4653. By Del. Riley - Changing rates of public utilities (FN) - To Energy and Public Works

HB4654. By Del. Stephens, Pritt, Campbell, Shamblin and Dittman - To require that teachers in grades 7 through twelve, who teach classes with more than 30 students in their classes receive an additional $25 per day per student over the 30 student-limit, with exceptions for physical education, band, chorus, strings, theater, dance, and other classes aimed at artistic performance. (FN) - To Education then Finance

HB4655. By Del. Stephens, Pritt, Willis, Campbell and Dittman - Expand the grade level for Laken’s Law (FN) - To Education

HB4656. By Del. Ellington, Statler, Toney, Akers, Willis, Hornby, Crouse, Pritt, Mallow and Dittman - Relating to chronic absenteeism - To Education then the Judiciary

HB4657. By Del. Stephens, Pritt, Willis, Campbell, Shamblin and Dittman - Allow the use of unused employee sick time in retirement calculation (FN) - To Finance

HB4658. By Del. Stephens, Pritt, Willis, Ferrell, Campbell, Shamblin and Dittman - To add to the teacher pay scale the increments of Bachelor’s Plus 30 and Master’s Plus 60 and add that amount in the appropriate increment. (FN) - To Education then Finance

HB4659. By Del. Hornby, Clark, Fehrenbacher, Stephens, Heckert, Browning, Pritt, Holstein, Rohrbach, Ellington and Maynor - Transfer oversight of childcare from the Department of Human Services to the Department of Education - To Education then Finance

HB4660. By Del. Statler, Ellington and Toney - To move any remaining sixth grade classifications from elementary schools to middle schools. - To Education

HB4661. By Del. Brooks, T. Howell, Clay, Mallow, Ridenour, B. Smith, Funkhouser, Green and Maynor - Allowing death penalty for intentionally killing law-enforcement officer or first responder in line of duty (FN) - To the Judiciary then Finance

HB4662. By Del. Brooks, T. Howell, Adkins and Green - Creating additional sentences for convicted inmates who test positive for illegal substances or who are found to be in possession of illegal or controlled substances - To the Judiciary

HB4663. By Del. Clark and Browning - To repeal the requirement for a special license for a multi-vendor private fair and festival. - To Government Organization

HB4664. By Del. Burkhammer, Mazzocchi, Chiarelli, Flanigan, Heckert, Kimble, Miller, Pinson and Young - Relating to increasing compensation for panel attorneys. (FN) - To the Judiciary then Finance

HB4665. By Del. Crouse, Brooks and T. Howell - Relating to pension income of retired law enforcement officers and first responders (FN) - To Finance

HB4666. By Del. Crouse, White and T. Howell - Require medical examiners to review medical and immunization records and document any immunizations or emergency countermeasures given within 90 days before their death (FN) - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary

HB4667. By Del. Crouse - relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology - To Government Organization

HB4668. By Del. Crouse and T. Howell - To make any accident involving a driver that is driving on a revoked/suspended license or is driving while unlicensed is automatically at fault for the accident - To the Judiciary

HB4669. By Del. Crouse, White and Dillon - Disallowing flouride to be added to public water systems - To Health and Human Resources

HB4670. By Del. Crouse, Stephens, T. Howell, Bell and Drennan - To create a pilot program that would exempt certain counties from provisions of the Education code. - To Education then Finance

HB4671. By Del. Anders, White, Foggin, Kump, Brooks, Horst, Ferrell, Hornby and Dillon - Relating to illegal immigrants - To the Judiciary

HB4672. By Del. Anders, White, Kump, Brooks, Bell, Ferrell and Dillon - Relating to access to original birth certificates to adopted adults or their lineal descendants

 - To Health and Human Resources

HB4673. By Del. Anders, White, Kimble, Kump, Bell, Dillon and Funkhouser - To make gold, silver, and crypto currency legal tender in WV (FN) - To Finance

HB4674. By Del. Anders, Dillon, Kimble, Kump, Brooks, Clark, Bell and Horst - Relating to prohibiting the use or sale of abortifacients - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary

HB4675. By Del. Anders, White, Foggin, Kimble, Kump, Brooks, Clark and Dillon - Relating to “Rain Tax” - To Energy and Public Works

HB4676. By Del. Anders, Foggin, White, Coop-Gonzalez, Kimble, Kump, Bell, Horst and Dillon - End open fields doctrine - To the Judiciary

HB4677. By Del. Anders, Foggin, Dillon, Kimble, Clark, Bell and Horst - To require a warrant for DNR officials or officers to enter onto any private property - To the Judiciary

HB4678. By Del. Anders, White, Foggin, Kimble, Brooks, Bell, Dillon and Funkhouser - Relating to Constitutional Carry  - To the Judiciary

HB4679. By Del. Anders, Foggin, Dillon, Kimble, Kump, Bell and Horst - To prohibit counties, towns and municipalities from using taxpayer dollars to hire lobbyists to represent them at the State level - To Government Organization then the Judiciary

HB4680. By Del. Anders, White, Kimble, Kump, Brooks, Bell, Dillon and Funkhouser - Prohibit the shutdown of churches or places of worship - To the Judiciary

HB4681. By Del. Anders, Kimble, White, Coop-Gonzalez, Kump, Bell and Dillon - To create state  civil liability for pharmaceutical companies for  vaccine injuries from the Covid 19 vaccines - To the Judiciary

HB4682. By Del. Anders, Kump, Kimble, Horst, Ferrell and Dillon - Fourth Amendment Restoration Act - To the Judiciary

HB4683. By Del. Anders, Kimble, Kump, Bell and Dillon - Prevent depletion of groundwater and aquifers - To Energy and Public Works then the Judiciary

HB4684. By Del. Anders, Dillon, White, Kimble, Kump, Brooks and Bell - Eliminate all state and county subsidies or tax breaks for solar compounds or wind compounds or other renewable energy corporations (FN) - To Energy and Public Works then Finance

HB4685. By Del. Anders, White, Kimble, Kump, Bell, Horst and Hornby - Relating to Capitol Carry  - To the Judiciary

HB4686. By Del. Anders, Dillon, White, Kump and Funkhouser - Providing that a hunting license is only required for public land (FN) - To Government Organization

HB4687. By Del. Anders, White, Kimble, Kump, Bell and Funkhouser - To create the State Bank of West Virginia (FN) - To Finance

HB4688. By Del. Anders, Foggin, Kump and Bell - Eliminate the ban on baiting in all counties for all game animals - To Government Organization

HB4689. By Del. Anders, Funkhouser, White, Kump and Ferrell - Relating to allowing localities contiguous to the border of West Virginia to join the state via local elections (FN) - To the Judiciary

HB4690. By Del. Willis, Dean, Bell, Stephens and Ellington - To repeal obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code. - To Education

HB4691. By Del. Anders, Coop-Gonzalez, White and Kimble - Relating to election integrity - To the Judiciary

HB4692. By Del. Anders and Dillon - Eliminate Governor’s Power for Shutdown - To the Judiciary

HB4693. By Del. Willis, Dean, Eldridge, Hornby, Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker), Ellington, Hite, Hott, Toney and Stephens - To declassify Community and Technical Education (“CTE”) teaching positions to allow for counties to provide additional funding for certain positions.  - To Education then Finance

HB4694. By Del. Drennan, Hornby, Hite, Crouse, Moore, Dittman, Kyle, Leavitt, Stephens and Foggin - To require that when a person’s driver’s license expires, the bar code on the back of the license expires as well. (FN) - To Government Organization

HB4695. By Del. Vance, Martin, Brooks, Akers, Maynor, McGeehan, Dean, Bridges, Pritt, Toney and Hornby - To double the criminal penalty for anyone found guilty of sexual assault on a minor - To the Judiciary

HB4696. By Del. Anderson, Fehrenbacher, Zatezalo, Street and Chiarelli - Authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to deposit funds granted pursuant to federal programs (FN) - To Energy and Public Works

HB4697. By Del. Holstein - Require that any student in the 11th or 12th grade, who has been placed in a “free/elective/assistant” period, be informed of online college course opportunities available for them - To Education

HB4698. By Del. Holstein - Require adoption awareness material be made available in high school counseling offices  - To Education

HB4699. By Del. Holstein - To create the Substance Abuse Recovery Tax Credit (FN) - To Health and Human Resources then Finance

HB4700. By Del. Holstein - To require railroad companies to provide alternative entry and exit ways - To Energy and Public Works

HB4701. By Del. Holstein - Relating to the creation of the West Virginia Math & Science Teacher Scholarship Act - To Education then Finance

HB4702. By Del. Holstein - Prohibiting municipal zoning regulations from imposing certain minimum lot sizes (FN) - To Government Organization

HB4703. By Del. Chiarelli - Improving Medicaid access to durable medical equipment  (FN) - To Health and Human Resources

HB4704. By Del. Holstein - To exempt daylight fluorescent outer garments from sales (FN) - To Finance

HB4705. By Del. Chiarelli and Holstein - To require a moment of silence at the beginning of school each day in the state - To Education

HB4706. By Del. Holstein and T. Howell - Establishing a three month time limit for a purchaser of real property to have a deed recorded. - To the Judiciary

HB4707. By Del. Holstein and Chiarelli - Modifying compulsory housing for hotels and motels - To Government Organization

HB4708. By Del. Holstein, Hornby and T. Howell - Clarifying how substitute teachers may serve for extended periods. - To Education

HB4709. By Del. Holstein, T. Howell and J. Cannon - Relating to changing the process of election litigation - To the Judiciary

HB4710. By Del. Holstein and Horst - Changing the limit on switching parties before filing to run for office from 60 days to 180 days prior to an election.  - To the Judiciary

HB4711. By Del. Holstein, Chiarelli and Horst - Accessory dwelling units (FN) - To Government Organization

HB4712. By Del. Holstein, Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker), T. Howell, J. Cannon and Chiarelli - Increasing the criminal penalties for DUI causing death and DUI offenses for minors, to be known as “Baylea’s Law.” - To the Judiciary

HB4713. By Del. Holstein, Hornby, Chiarelli, J. Cannon and T. Howell - To provide an exemption of taxes on income derived from tips (FN) - To Finance

HB4714. By Del. Holstein, Moore, Roop, Heckert, Chiarelli, Kyle, J. Cannon, Mallow, Masters, Mazzocchi and Parsons - To create the West Virginia Inmate Litter Cleanup and Rehabilitation Act. - To the Judiciary

HB4715. By Del. White, Crouse, Parsons, Masters, Anders, Dillon, Kump, Coop-Gonzalez, Leavitt, Sheedy and Eldridge - To remove restrictions for supervising physicians for Nurse practitioners or physician assistants in West Virginia - To Health and Human Resources

HB4716. By Del. Roop, Adkins, Watt, Bridges, Browning and Stephens - To enhance the flexibility, responsiveness, and economic development potential of the Industrial Access Road Fund (FN) - To Energy and Public Works